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Aquatherm, ProPress smack-down A few months ago I was on an airplane en route to the Bay Area when the fellow next to me ordered a “Jack on the rocks.” The flight attendant soon handed him one of those plastic airline cocktail cups filled ... >> More |
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22 pitfalls to avoid when designing or installing a combined ... A combined heating hot water and domestic hot water system is a hybrid system that utilizes a boiler or boilers to heat water for heating the building environment, and it uses boiler water to heat domestic ... >> More |
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Protection of sprinklers against damage by earthquakes The general requirements pertaining to seismic bracing were discussed last month. This article will look at the detailed design of sway bracing. For those not involved in the design of sway bracing but ... >> More |
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Solar economics — look at cash flow, not payback Whenever a solar heating project is under discussion, someone always brings up the concept of “payback.” This idea is based on the assumption that the extra cost of installing solar equipment must ... >> More |











